Press Releases

May 2013

• 5/13/13 Legal Aid Receives Support for Outreach to Rural Texans

april 2013

• 4/9/13 Federal, State Budget Troubles Force Drastic Cuts in Legal Help for Low-Income Texans

March 2013

• 3/4/13 Legal Aid to Offer Free Legal Help to Gonzales County Residents Facing Divorce

February 2013

• 2/15/13 Migrant Farmworkers Sue Iowa Company Over False Promises & Unsanitary Conditions

January 2013

• 1/16/13 Former Employees Sue Edinburg Business Over Unpaid Wages
• 1/8/13 Oklahoma Farm Settles Guestworker Lawsuit Over Underpaid Wages & Poor Housing

DECEMBER 2012

• 12/18/12 Former Employees Sue Brownsville Business Over Unpaid Wages
• 12/14/12 Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against Weslaco Company

OCTOBER 2012

• 10/16/12  Frustrated with Lack of Progress, Wood Ridge Residents Take Landlord to Court

SEPTEMBER 2012

• 9/12/12 Grant Award Supports Victims of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

MAY 2012

• 5/10/12 Legal Aid Receives Support For Outreach to Low-Income Texans

APRIL 2012

• 4/30/12 Brownsville Couple Fighting Back After Loan Modification Scam

FEBRUARY 2012

• 2/29/12 Disabled Laredoan Wins Legal Victory Over Vindictive Landlord
• 2/13/12 Legal Aid to Offer Free Legal Clinics for West Texans
• 2/1/12 San Antonio Janitorial Workers Sue Over Unpaid Wages

JANUARY 2012

• 1/19/12 New Policies Help Workers with Limited English Skills Assert Legal Rights
• 1/11/12 Legal Aid Receives Grant to Support Victims of Domestic Violence in West Texas

DECEMBER 2011

• 12/2/11 Park Girl Customers Ask Court for Protections

NOVEMBER 2011

• 11/11/11 School District Sued Over Unjust Punishment to Academically At Risk Disabled Student

OCTOBER 2011

• 10/ 25/11 Legal Community to Recognize Pro Bono Volunteers as Part of National Celebrate Pro Bono Week
• 10/13/11 Free Legal Clinic Aims to Help Children with Special Education Needs
• 10/11/11 Valley Advocates to Be Honored by the White House for Efforts to Close the Justice Gap

SEPTEMBER 2011

• 9/6/11 Free Legal Assistance Available for Central Texans Affected by Wildfires

AUGUST 2011

• 8/31/11 Weslaco Restaurant Sued Over Failure to Pay Employee Wages
• 8/5/11 Austin Attorney Honored for Commitment to Victims of Domestic Violence
• 8/5/11 San Antonio Attorneys Honored for Commitment to Victims of Domestic Violence
• 8/5/11 Rio Grande Valley Attorneys Honored for Commitment to Victims of Domestic Violence
• 8/3/11 Former Woody’s Workers Demand Wages, Justice

JULY 2011

• 7/29/11 Advocates for Domestic Violence Victims to Celebrate Success with National and Local Awards
• 7/18/11 Indiana Company Settles Lawsuit with Local Farmworkers
• 7/13/11 Apartment Residents to Demand Grayco Partners Honors Its Agreement
• 7/12/11 Valley Migrant Worker Sues Iowa Residents Over Alleged Hate Crime

For more information contact TRLA Communications Director Cynthia Martinez at cmartinez@trla.org or at 512.374.2764.

For previous media outreach records, please visit the TRLA Press Releases Archive.